People talk about using an electric scooter rented in Tokushima.
11:26 JST, October 13, 2024
TOKUSHIMA – Known as the “water city” because the municipality has more than 100 rivers, Tokushima is conducting a feasibility test to help tourists move more easily over land to explore the city.
The city rents out electric-powered scooters for visitors to use between riverboat disembarkation points and tourist attractions on land.
A local nonprofit that operates water taxis along with another nonprofit is conducting the test, which will continue through Dec. 3.
Electric scooters are two-wheeled vehicles on which a rider stands while using them. Anyone aged 16 and over can drive it without a driver’s license.
A water taxi in Tokushima
Tokushima has several tourist attractions, such as the Awa Jurobe Yashiki Puppet Theater and Museum, which hosts traditional ningyo-joruri puppet theater performances, and the Awa Odori Kaikan (Awa Dance Museum), where visitors can learn and experience the famous traditional Awa odori dance.
Although there are 10 water taxi pick-up and drop-off points for river travel, there are few options for getting around the city after disembarking.
Five locations have been set up in the city, each offering three rental scooters, including the Tokushima Welcome Center in front of JR Tokushima Station and the Awa Odori Kaikan. The scooters cost ¥100 per 10 minutes and can travel about 40 kilometers on a full battery. Helmets are provided free of charge.
